by Aaron E. Looney
August 19, 2016
Categories: On the Beat
Topics: Recruitment
For anyone looking to join a city police department, there’s no better time to look for the job than now. Major cities across the country, including New Orleans, are hiring up and offering impressive incentives for new police recruit applicants.
by Dawne Massey
August 17, 2016
Categories: On the Beat, Videos
Topics: Police Training, Recruitment
NOPD recruits undergo a rigorous training curriculum—a mix of classroom, scenario-based and physical training for 26 weeks at the Training Academy.
August 15, 2016
Topics: Police Training
The best leaders are built from within an organization. That’s why the NOPD puts so much emphasis on providing officers with leadership development opportunities that give them the skills they need to succeed at every rank in the department.
by Ambria Washington
August 5, 2016
Topics: Partnerships
Business is booming for local McDonald’s franchise owner Louis Colin. He owns five restaurants in the New Orleans area and he’s gearing up to open a sixth.
by Aaron E. Looney and Tyler Gamble
July 28, 2016
Topics: Modernizing Policing
When Chief Michael Harrison took control of the New Orleans Police Department two years ago, he made a commitment to move police officers out of desk jobs and put them back on neighborhood patrol.
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